Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he will work to dissuade City Council from overriding his veto of a plan that cut an additional $50 million from the city's budget.
Bing vetoed the Council's budget , which passed by an 8-1 vote last week, this morning. Speaking at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Bing said Council's cuts go too far.

“I think cutting $100 million out of the budget last year and another $200 million this year, to cut another $50 million will put to many of our people in a worse situation than they find themselves today,” said Bing. “There’s no way we’re going to be able to take an additional $50 million cut without impacting services.”

Bing added that his administration has won concessions from the city's public employee pension funds and Lansing is poised to approve legislation that would allow the city to maintain certain taxes despite population losses in the 2010 Census.

He said his proposal to enact a special casino tax remains a long way from approval, but added the tax would only add an additional $20 million in revenue to the budget.